MIAMI GARDENS Logan Morrison returned to the Marlins on Wednesday and said it still is not clear to him why he was sent to Triple-A.

The outgoing outfielder was summoned from minor league purgatory after 10 days with New Orleans and was in left field batting third in the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Reds.

“I haven’t talked to anybody. I don’t really care. I’m just looking to move forward,” Morrison said when asked if he understood why he was sent down.

Morrison, who turns 24 Thursday and has yet to play an entire season in the major leagues, has already become an outspoken personality through colorful and candid comments on Twitter and on the radio. Before leaving for New Orleans he said he believed the demotion may have to do with something he did “off the field.”

Morrison said he intends to remain active on Twitter and has no plans to temper his personality, though he was more subdued than usual when he addressed reporters. He tweeted that he was on his way back to South Florida on Tuesday evening before the Marlins announced he was being recalled.

“I’ll be the same person,” he said.

In the week before being sent down, Morrison took a verbal jab at injured shortstop Hanley Ramirez and missed a mandatory meet-and-greet with season-ticket holders. Morrison was wearing a shirt with Ramirez’s name and No. 2 on the back in the clubhouse before the game.

“I don’t know. I try not to think about any of that stuff,” he said Wednesday when asked if he thought the demotion was a form of punishment.

“I don’t have any control over it. I can’t control if they’re going to give me a reason or not. So I’m just here to play baseball; just get the jersey dirty and help the team win games. That’s all I can do,” he said.

“He’s a good kid, really. I talked to him earlier and he understands the situation. I’m quite sure you’re going to see a different guy,” manager Jack McKeon said. “Whatever happens happened in the past. Just got to move on and think positive and try to have a good year. … He’s got some talent. It’s up to him.”

When he was sent down, Morrison was batting .249, down sharply from the .283 mark he had in 62 games after being called up in 2010. However, he showed much more power this season with 17 home runs and 60 RBI.

“I’m not a .249 hitter or .240 hitter. I see myself as more of a .300 hitter. It’s a part of the game. You struggle, you have ups, you have downs,” he said. “I’ll just take these next five weeks to work to get better, hopefully get the average up a little bit.”

Larry Beinfest, Marlins president of baseball operations, said immediately after the demotion that it was mainly due to Morrison’s batting average. But his comments suggested that there were other factors in the decision.

“We just thought It was in the best interest for Logan to go down and work on some things, just needs to concentrate on baseball and all aspects of being a major leaguer and work his way back,’’ Beinfest said the following day. “I think there’s a place and time for everybody in the game. I think there’s a lot of unwritten rules, a lot of quote, unquote ‘respect in the game.’ Again, I’m not speaking specifically about Logan, but there are those things out there.’’

Morrison batted .167 with one homer in six games with New Orleans. He missed one game with a slight groin strain, but said he has no soreness remaining from that.

“This game, you have to have pride, you have to dedicate yourself. That’s when you see all the all stars become good players. They work at it,” McKeon said.

All it amounts to is LoMo was a “bad boy” and got his wrist slapped…It’s a damn shame that the PA Little League team has drawn more fans to ONE game (30000+) than the Fish can draw in a three game series! The PA LL team has drawn around 135,000 fans in 4 games @ Williamsport. And yes, I am a die hard fish fan!

This kid just doesn’t get it, and never will. The last 2 months he’s been hitting 213, and batted under 200 in NO. He’s better get better really quick, or he’s going to have a short career. His outside activities take away from his baseball activities.

I was hoping that Jack had a plan for Morrison to make him a better player by sending him down to think a little and to realize that he is not invincible and he has to earn his spot. Well, he claims he is unsure of why he was even sent down and it appears that he is not going to wake up. He did hit a home run, but I am sure in his mind he is thinking ” I am going to show them”. He sure didn’t show them in the top of the 9th of game two.

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